Metacarpal Fractures - Hand - Orthobullets
Metacarpal Fractures are the most common hand injury and are divided into fractures of the head, neck, or shaft. Diagnosis is made by orthogonal radiographs the hand. Treatment is based on which metacarpal is involved, location of the fracture, and the rotation/angulation of the injury.
Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods - AAFP
2009年9月1日 · Ulnar gutter splint/cast: Fourth and fifth proximal/middle phalangeal shaft fractures and select metacarpal fractures
Fifth Metacarpal Fracture - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2024年2月24日 · Fifth metacarpal fractures are best managed with an interprofessional approach. Primary care and emergency medicine practitioners are often the first to encounter patients with this condition and, thus, the first to evaluate and treat the injury. Radiologists can lend their expertise in interpreting imaging results to help guide further management.
Current Management of Metacarpal Fractures - Hand Clinics
Clinical results of intraarticular fractures of the base of the fifth metacarpal treated by closed reduction and cast immobilization
Clinical Practice Guidelines : Metacarpal Fractures – Emergency …
For metacarpal neck fractures (i.e. the 5th metacarpal neck “Boxer’s Fracture”), greater degrees of apex-dorsal angulation may be accepted, so long as the clinical examination doesn’t reveal findings of malrotation, extensor lag (‘pseudoclawing’), or ‘MC head in the palm’ (palpable MC head because of angulation, felt palmarly) .
Metacarpal Fracture: Symptoms, Treatment & Complications - Cleveland Clinic
Fifth metacarpal: The bone that connects your wrist to your pinkie finger. How is a metacarpal fracture classified? A healthcare provider will assign your fracture a type or classification depending on which bone was broken, the shape of the fracture or how it happened, and whether it’s open or closed.
Metacarpal base fractures - UpToDate
2024年10月31日 · This topic will review the presentation, diagnosis, and nonoperative management of fractures of the base of the metacarpal bones (not including the thumb). A general overview of metacarpal fractures is presented separately, as are discussions of each specific type of metacarpal fracture.
Metacarpal fractures: treatment and complications - PMC
The fifth metacarpal neck fractures are usually stable, with apex dorsal angulation and shortening. Traction reduction and cast immobilization demonstrated good results, with 81 % improvement in angulation and average height loss of 1 % at healing .
You have fractured the fifth metacarpal below the little finger. This is a common fracture. What happens now? You may be put in a plaster cast or given a splint to support your finger, some people will have the injured finger strapped instead but …
Metacarpal Fractures - Core EM
2018年3月21日 · Fractures of the 2nd through 5th metacarpals account for 88% of all metacarpal fractures (Kollitz 2014) The 5th metacarpal is the most common among these. Substantial personal and industrial economic losses due to lost productivity